George Lipsitz

The Latin American and Latino Studies Program, African- American Studies,
Gender and Women Studies, and the Joint PhD Committee are pleased to
present:

THE FIERCE URGENCY OF NOW:
Teaching and Learning in the Midnight Hour

A Lecture by:
George Lipsitz
Chair and Professor of American Studies, University of California, Santa
Barbara

Thursday, March 15
12:00pm
Institute for the Humanities.
701 S. Morgan
Stevenson Hall, lower level

Lipsitz's talk will be based on the following: Teaching and learning are
shared acts of faith in the future. At this moment in history, however,
that future can be difficult to envision. What does it mean for teachers
and students to pursue creative thinking, life long learning, and honest
engagement with complexity and contradiction in a society riddled with
sustained cynicism, pervasive corruption, and calculated cruelty?

Professor Lipsitz is a prolific author and interdisciplinary scholar. His
areas of expertise include race, culture & social identities, social
movements, and 20th c American history and culture.

For more information please contact LALS @ 312-996-2445 or email
cjacqu1@uic.edu